The Universe – Unexplained Mysteries
Comparing the reality of space travel to science fiction, revealing the truth behind common myths and misconceptions about the universe and exploring the mysteries that remain unsolved. Narrated by Erik Thompson
Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?
There’s something very odd going on in space – something that shouldn’t be possible. It is as though vast swathes of the universe are being hoovered up by a vast and unseen celestial vacuum cleaner.
Sasha Kaslinsky, the scientist who discovered the phenomenon, is understandably nervous: ‘It left us quite unsettled and jittery’ he says, ‘because this is not something we planned to find’. The accidental discovery of what is ominously being called ‘dark flow’ not only has implications for the destinies of large numbers of galaxies – it also means that large numbers of scientists might have to find a new way of understanding the universe.
Dark flow is the latest in a long line of phenomena that have threatened to re-write the textbooks. Does it herald a new era of understanding, or does it simply mean that everything we know about the universe is wrong?
Colonizing Space
Many considerations come to the forefront when planning space travel beyond the moon. Scientists are currently working on overcoming the many challenges and testing their solutions.
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The Universe: Jupiter the giant planet
We journey half a billion miles from the earth’s surface to a mini solar system of over 60 moons rotating around a powerful planet of gas.
Its flowing colors and spots hold strange beauty, but contain violent storms and jet streams.
Could this big, bright ball of turbulent weather have been the star of Bethlehem?
Could one of its moons harbor life beneath its icy crust?
Jupiter, the giant planet, is the king of many questions concerning our solar system and could possibly hold the answers.
Cosmic Energy Powers of 10
What’s the hottest place in the universe? What’s it like inside a Black Hole? This video climbs the power scales of the universe, from the coldest and bleakest reaches of our galaxy on out to the hottest and most violent places known. How and where do Earth and humanity fit within the immensely powerful scales that define our universe?